At a private fundraiser in May 2012, Romney told a group of Republicans that he didn’t care about the votes of 47% of Americans.

“There are 47% of people who are with [Obama], who are dependent on government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, you-name-it,” Romney said.

A barman from the catering company working at the fundraiser filmed the remarks and leaked them to Mother Jones magazine, causing an uproar among Republicans and Democrats alike.

“That’s just the nature of politics and you have to get over it and live with it,” Romney said in the interview.